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                    <tr><td><p>TypeName</p></td><td><p>ColonsMustBeSpacedCorrectly</p></td></tr>
                    <tr><td><p>CheckId</p></td><td><p>SA1024</p></td></tr>
                    <tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>Spacing Rules</p></td></tr>
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                <h2>Cause</h2>
                <P>A colon within a C# element is not spaced correctly.</P>
                <H2>Rule Description</H2>
                <P>A violation of this rule occurs when the spacing around a colon is not correct.</P>
                <P>The spacing around a colon depends upon the type of colon and how it is used within the code. A colon appearing within an element declaration must always have a single space on either side, unless it is the first or last character on the line. For example all of the colons below follow this rule:</P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">class</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #2b91af">Class2</SPAN>&lt;T&gt; : Class1 <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">where</SPAN> T : MyType<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>{<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">public</SPAN> Class2(<SPAN style="COLOR: blue">int</SPAN> x) : <SPAN style="COLOR: blue">base</SPAN>(x)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>{<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>}<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>}<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P></P>
                <P>When the colon comes at the end of a label or case statement, it must always be followed by whitespace or be the last character on the line, but should never be preceded by whitespace. For example:</SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>_label:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">switch</SPAN> (x)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>{<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">case</SPAN> 2: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">return</SPAN> x;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>}<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P></P>
                <P>Finally, when a colon is used within a conditional statement, it must always contain a single space on either side, unless the colon is the first or last character on the line. For example:</SPAN></P>
                <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">int</SPAN> x = y ? 2 : 3;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
                <P></P>
                <H2>How to Fix Violations</H2>
                <P>To fix a violation of this rule, ensure that the spacing around the colon follows the rule described above.</P>
                 <h2>How to Suppress Violations</h2>
                <pre>[SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.SpacingRules", "SA1024:ColonsMustBeSpacedCorrectly", Justification = "Reviewed.")]</pre>
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